Media

04 April 2024

Statement from WoodGreen’s Vice President of Housing & Homelessness Services Mwarigha on the federal government’s $15 billion top up to Apartment Construction Loan Program (ACLP)

WoodGreen Community Services welcomes the federal government’s pledge to invest a $15 billion top-up to the Apartment Construction Loan Program (ACLP), formerly the Rental Construction Financing Initiative (RCFI).

26 March 2024

Statement by Eric Mariglia, WoodGreen’s Director of Public Affairs, on Ontario Budget 2024

21 March 2024

WoodGreen’s Skills for Success for Experienced Workers program empowers older jobseekers in Toronto to thrive

In light of Canada’s aging population, WoodGreen Community Services has developed new programming to provide experienced workers with the training and skills they need to thrive in the rapidly changing world of work. Funded through Employment and Social Development Canada’s (ESDC) Skills for Success program, Skills for Success for Experienced Workers (SSEW) was designed to fill service gaps to help bolster the labour market participation rates of racialized adults ages 45 and older in the Greater Toronto Area.

08 March 2024

WoodGreen Community Services receives a $2M donation from The Raymond Chang Foundation to help empower single mothers

Today, International Women’s Day, WoodGreen Community Services received a $2 million donation from The Raymond Chang Foundation to support Homeward Bound — a unique-in-Canada program that helps single mothers experiencing homelessness to achieve financial independence.

06 March 2024

WoodGreen awarded $1 million TD Ready Challenge grant for affordable housing solution

Thanks to a generous $1 million grant from TD Ready Challenge, WoodGreen will set up an Affordable Housing Equity Jenga-Fund.